Occupational health services MELBOURNE CBD
Occupational health services
Our team of osteopaths are highly skilled in the following areas of occupational health:
- Face to face and online workstation ergonomic assessments (including both office and home office)
- Ergonomic train the assessor courses
- Vehicle ergonomic assessments
- Pre employment and functional capacity assessments
- Manual handling hazard identification and risk assessments
- Manual handling training
- Onsite osteopathic treatment
- Health and wellbeing seminars
What makes us different from other Osteopaths:
- All of our osteopaths have undertake post graduate training in workstation ergonomics, vehicle ergonomics and manual handling training.
- Our osteopaths have undertaken 1000s of telehealth home and office workstation ergonomic assessments.
- Our osteopaths have undertaken 1000s of face to face simple and complex workstation ergonomic assessments in the office and home office environment.
- Osteopaths Heath Williams and Shaun Coghlan are 2 of only a handful of osteopaths in Australia who have been awarded the title “Occupational health osteopath” by Osteopathy Australia.
- Osteopaths Heath Williams and Shaun Coghlan have completed additional training in work health and safety / occupational health and safety
FACE TO FACE OFFICE / HOME OFFICE ERGONOMIC ASSESSMENTS
Please contact info@principle4.com if you would like a quote / would like to book in a face to face ergonomic assessment
SERVICE FEES
Standard Workstation Telehealth Consult
Ideal for those wishing to review their set up and are not dealing with any aches and pains
$120+GST
- The standard home / office workstation risk assessment is for individuals who are not experiencing any aches and pains and would like to review their current set up and learn how they can optimise it.
- Book a time/date with anyone of our osteopathic practitioner
- Complete your self assessment form. This will be sent via a link in your appointment book/confirmation email
- Your consultation will be completed via video link via our practice management software. This will be sent to you in your confirmation and email reminder.
- Attend your virtual office workstation risk assessment. This assessment will take 20 minutes.
- Following the consult, we will send you a summary report.
Detailed Workstation Telehealth Consult
Suitable for those individuals with one or more musculoskeletal complaints.
$240+GST
- The detailed home / office workstation risk assessment is for the following individuals experiencing complex musculoskeletal complaints and/or multiple musculoskeletal complaints
- Book a detailed remote home office risk assessment online
- Completing the self assessment form that will be emailed in your confirmation email. Please also email photos of your workstation to your practitioner.
- Attend your 30-40 minute teleconference remote home office risk assessment with an osteopath. This teleconference may include the following: Case history of your complaint, Job task analysis, Review and discussion of your current home office set up, Discussion of current concerns and issues relating to your home office, Education on current physical set up and working behaviours and advice and prescription of appropriate movement strategies i.e. may include stretching, mobility and simple strengthening exercises
- Following the consult, we will provide of a report that includes all key discussion points, risk assessment findings, advice and recommendations (including any additional equipment that may be of benefit)
Group / Team Roaming Desk checks
Ideal for those wishing to review their set up and are not dealing with any aches and pains
$Starting at $380+GST
- 10 minute desk checks per worker (5-6 workers assessed per hour)
- Review workers chair, desk and ergonomic equipment
- Education on best practice set up provided
- Company summary report (name, changes made, recommendations provided)
- Minimum booking 2 hours. Additional hours will be billed.
- Travel may be added depending on location
Group / Team Individual Ergonomic Assessments
Suitable for those individuals with one or more musculoskeletal complaints.
Starting at $380+GST
- 15 minute ergonomic risk assessment for each worker
- Review workers current workstation set up and make changes on the day to improve the set up
- Includes 1 page ergonomic risk assessment per worker that outlines assessment findings, changes made and recommendations
- Not suited to workers with musculoskeletal complaints
- Minimum booking time 2 hours. Additional hours will be billed
- Travel may be added depending on location
Standard One on One Workstation Assessment
For the individual who may or may not be experiencing pain and discomfort.
$Starting at $295+GST
- 30-45 minute assessment and reporting
- Standard assessment report provided reporting on tasks completed, worker concerns, current issues and hazards, observations, advice given to worker, changes made to workstation, any ergonomic accessories needed with links to suitable equipment
- Travel may be added depending on location
Specialised One on One Workstation Assessment
For the worker requiring a longer assessment i.e. injured worker, multi site musculoskeletal complaint
Starting at $480+GST
- 60-75 minute ergonomic risk assessment
- Detailed report documenting worker concerns and history, work tasks completed, current issues and hazards, observations, advice given to worker, changes made to workstation, any ergonomic accessories needed with links to suitable equipment, details of current injuries and complaints and aggravating factors, specific advice given by practitioner and any necessary referrals
- Travel may be added depending on location
Standard Home Office Workstation Assessment
Worker has no symptoms or a single musculoskeletal complaint and/or has concerns with their workstation setup (or has requested additional equipment).
$Starting at $380+GST
- 1:1 consultation with the worker at their home (30-45 minute consultation)
- Assessment of the workers current home office work area and home environment.
- Report provided including details of ergonomic workstation assessment and occupational health and safety risk assessment plus identified hazards.
Detailed Home Office Workstation Assessment
This assessment allows our consultant to visit the INJURED worker’s home/remote work environment to carry out a one-on-one consultation to identify ergonomic and home health and safety (manual handling, fire, emergency procedure, trip hazards etc) risk factors and provide recommendations on appropriate management to reduce current symptoms.
Starting at $480+GST
- This ergonomic assessment is designed for the worker requiring a longer assessment, as below:
- Suitable for an assessment of one worker at one or more workstations
- Injured/compensable worker, or
- Multi region/long term musculoskeletal complaint/s
- Longer consultation and assessment (60-mins) per worker, plus reporting time
- Standard computer based workstation or non-standard workstations included, eg standing height bench
- Ergonomic assessment includes: Detailed report documenting worker concerns and history, work tasks completed, current issues and hazards, observations, advice given to worker, changes made to workstation, any ergonomic accessories needed with links to suitable equipment, details of current injuries and complaints and aggravating factors, specific advice given by practitioner and any necessary referrals.
Standard Vehicle Ergonomic Assessment
Starting at $295+GST
- Workers who are required to drive for their employer.
- Companies who are looking to raise the awareness and education for drivers to improve their seated work posture and educate them on how to set the vehicle up to suit their specific needs.
- The vehicle postural assessment report includes:
- Consultation with the worker regarding any specific issues they have with the vehicle.
- Assessment of the workers current vehicle set up – sitting posture, entering and exiting the vehicle, working within the vehicle, unloading and loading of the vehicle.
- Education and advice on how to adjust the vehicle to improve seated driving posture.
- Reporting on assessment findings, advice and education given.
Detailed Vehicle Ergonomic Assessment
Starting at $480+GST
- Workers who are required to drive for their employer.
- Workers with specific musculoskeletal complaints that are impacted by driving the vehicle, working within the vehicle or loading/unloading the vehicle.
- Companies who are looking to raise the awareness and education for drivers to improve their seated work posture and educate them on how to set the vehicle up to suit their specific needs.
- The detailed vehicle postural assessment report includes:
- Consultation with the worker regarding any specific issues they have with the vehicle.
- Assessment of the workers current vehicle set up – sitting posture, entering and exiting the vehicle, working within the vehicle, unloading and loading of the vehicle.
- Education and advice on how to adjust the vehicle to improve seated driving posture.
- Reporting on assessment findings, advice and education given.
MANUAL HANDLING HAZARD REVIEW, RISK ASSESSMENTS AND TRAINING
Contact info@principle4.com to arrange a quote / manual handling service
Manual handling services include:
- Define work flow and determine manual tasks
- Site visit & consultation with stakeholders
- Report on hazardous manual tasks including high risk tasks, body areas effected and risk factors
- Complete manual task risk assessments
- Recommend control measures
- Control measure review
- Safe work procedures development
- Manual handling training options
- Pre employment / Functional capacity Testing – Injury prevention
Contact info@principle4.com for more details
PRE EMPLOYMENT / FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY ASSESSMENTS
Contact info@principle4.com to arrange a quote / organise a PEFA assessment
Key areas reviewed:
- Medical history
- Past injury history
- Range of motion
- Strength
- Aerobic fitness
- Core & shoulder stability
- Job-specific static and dynamic postural tolerances (eg reaching, squatting, climbing)
- Job-specific lifting and carrying tasks
What’s involved:
- Discuss your company needs related to what information they are seeking about employees and what they wish to do with this information (this ensures the correct type of assessment)
- Design your pre-employment testing process including which tests are included for which job role
- Book workers in for testing
Contact info@principle4.com for more details
FACE TO FACE VEHICLE ERGONOMIC ASSESSMENTS
- Please email info@principle4.com with your name, type of service required (office or home), suburb address, reason for assessment and contact email and number and we will provide you with a customised quote.
SERVICES CURRENTLY OFFERED INCLUDE:
- Office desk sweeps (10-15-minute individual ergonomic workstation) checks
- Standard office ergonomic workstation assessment for workers experiencing musculoskeletal aches and pains (30-minute consultation). Includes 2-3-page report on findings and recommendations.
- Detailed office ergonomic workstation assessment for workers with multiple musculoskeletal complaints or WorkCover injury (45-60-minute consultation). Includes 3-4-page report on findings and recommendations.
- Standard home office/remote workstation assessment for workers experiencing musculoskeletal aches and pains (30-minute consultation). Includes 2-3-page report on findings and recommendations.
- Detailed home office/remote ergonomic workstation assessment for workers with multiple musculoskeletal complaints or WorkCover injury (45-60-minute consultation). Includes 3-4-page report on findings and recommendations.
- Telehealth ergonomic assessment for either the office or homework environment (30-60-minute consultation). Includes 2-3-page report on findings and recommendations
- Standard vehicle ergonomic assessment (30-minute consultation) for workers seeking guidance on best practice set up relating to entering and exiting the vehicle, seat set up, storage and manual handling. Includes a 2 – 3-page report on findings and recommendations
- Detailed vehicle ergonomic assessment (45-60-minute consultation) for workers experiencing musculoskeletal complaints and/or seeking guidance on best practice set up relating to entering and exiting the vehicle, seat set up, storage and manual handling. Includes a 3-4-page report on findings and recommendations
- Offsite (company) or webinar ergonomic workstation, vehicle ergonomics or health and wellbeing seminar or webinars (40-60 minutes)
- Manual handling risk assessment and training for groups of 5-20 workers
Please contact info@principle4.com to find out more information about each of these services.
FREE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR YOUR BUSINESS
Office Workstation Educational Videos
Stretching & Mobility Educational Videos
Office / Home Office / Manual Handling / Vehicle Educational Posters
Stretching & TheraBand Educational Posters
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